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Greetings,Decibel readers! Before continuing with this week’s new releases, I’d like to direct your attention to Justin Norton’s tribute to Cronos ofVenom, who sadly passed away this week. There’s little more I could add to this other than boosting the first Venom song I ever heard in 2003 while exploring extreme metal for the first

Portland atmospheric metal legendsAgallochhave remixed and remastered their fourth full-length—and Decibel’s #1 album of 2010—Marrow of the Spirit for a deluxe reissue treatment, andDecibelis once again honored to have our own exclusive edition onTranslucent Orange Double LP,limited to just 200 copiescourtesy of the dark archivists at Eisenwald Records. Once again featuring the deluxe triple-gatefold packaging

Rebreather are releasingChaos Patterns, October 30 via Aqualamb Records. Check out the track “I Love You With Some Of My Heart” ahead of the release. “The whole structure of ‘I Love You With Some of My Heart’ is basically a map of an anxiety attack … the rumbling feedback building up in the beginning leading

Every metalhead has their origin story. This is mine. In the mid-1980s, a friend called from an old landline. They told me about a new band that was heavier than anything we’d heard. They turned on an old cassette deck, inserted a tape, and pressed play. My father was in the other room. Despite the

Photo by Greg Travasos Louisiana post-metal doom duo Radiant Knife are celebrating 10 years together with the release of their third full-length (and sixth release overall), Sankalpa. And for those not familiar with Sanskrit—that’s 99.9% of you, we’re guessing—sankalpa is “a solemn vow, a heart-led intention, or a deep inner resolve,” according to the soon-to-be-humanity-ending

It’s tough to classify exactly what’s going on throughoutOgives Big Band and POHL‘s new split, largely because neither band seems particularly concerned about making music that is classifiable in a straightforward way. For most of the new split, which you can stream below, Ogives Big Band dwell in the low end, summoning up sharp doom,

Oh, fuck yeah. I’ve been in something of a low place recently, what with my brief foray into Satanism with the new Archgoat a few weeks ago, and my offputtingly enjoyable experience listening to Anthrax during my last review, so I feel like I need a reset. Luckily, my editor over at MetalSucks decided to

I’ve hadVntrve, the seventh album from Norwegian grindcore weirdosBeaten to Death, for a couple months now and I’m no closer to understanding it than when the promo first landed in my inbox. Over the course of 13 songs, Beaten to Death trudge through blast beats, razor-sharp riffs, breakdowns, party samples and a general sense of

Greetings,Decibel readers! Really excited to present the five albums below. If you’re looking for great black metal, high-quality speed metal, industrial metal royalty, or something to just vibe to in a dark cavern (the first one on the list), we’ve got your weekend covered. — Death.Void.Terror – To the Great Monolith III: Rifts Ominous, foreboding,

Atmospheric doom/prog/death duoDream Unendingare back with their first full-length LP in four years, the stunningCertain Uncertainties,andDecibel has secured a special exclusive LP on Heaven & Earth Merge-colored vinyl limited to just 100 copies courtesy of our dear friends at the mighty 20 Buck Spin! Certain Uncertainties expands upon the unearthly soundscapes and cinematic vision that

Bombstrap share their full album, Big Enemy,out October 2 via Tartarus Records. Check it out below. Big Enemy by BombstrapBig Born inside Rotterdam’s anarchist Poortgebouw community in 2025, Bombstrap have quickly established themselves as one of the most uncompromising new names in underground hardcore. Split between Manchester and Rotterdam, the four-piece channel nihilism, black alchemy,

Photo by Luis Hernandez “To sleep: perchance to dream,” Shakespeare famously wrote inHamlet. Easier said than done for some, however. Portland’s proggy post-metal duoSemuta are grappling with this very topic—insomnia and the active mind—on new full-length, their second, Thoughtless/Dreamless. We’re premiering the sprawling, nearly 10-minute title track here, unfurling its sonic beauty, via a lyric

Formed in 2008, Lexington, Kentucky d-beat loving death dealers Tombstalker are just now getting around to releasing their sophomore effort,Chaos Monolith, (a follow-up to 2015’s Black Crusades), and we’re here to give you a first listen. The eight-track full-length features a revamped lineup—Conqueror Horus (vocals/guitars), Gruftspüre (guitars), Defiler (bass), Storm Bolter (drums/synths/cinematic)—which partially accounts for

Hello, again! It’s Smokey Goretooth back with another “Do I Suck?,” MetalSucks’ version of “Am I The Asshole?” where we take real life horror stories and bring them to our readers to decide if the OP sucks for some bullshit they may or may not have done. This week’s submission comes from a user named

Dave Mustcomplain here. Listen. I may have lost myself for a bit during my review of the new Archgoat album, and that’s okay. Doreen and I went down to Faith Lutheran and talked to Pastor Mark, and seeing as how I never officially committed apostasy, I can still be welcomed into the loving bosom of

It feels like something of a curse to name your 2019 album Uncertain Times given the events that transpired mere months later, butMidnight Preyhave recovered from any psychic damage caused and rallied to release Jenseitsritt, their second full-length. The Germans fly the banner of traditional speed and heavy metal with a little hard rock in

HERRRRRRRE’S JOHNNY! That’s a new, original phrase I am trying out. That’s right, Gob Squad; THIS THURSDAY it is time for me to make my long-anticipated return to the big screen. Well, I guess the size of the screen depends on your laptop or phone, and my phone is a Nokia flip phone with a

Look, if you’re trafficking in brutal death metal, such as the trio of Aussies in Slaughtercult, you’ll naturally find yourself writing about the less-fine things in life, like “Perverse Bestial Lactation,” “Menstrual Marinade” and “Soft Foetal Malformation” (all taken from their new full-length, Devoured by Perversion). And you’ll certainly engage in some shit-talking, as indicated

Decibel Books is proud to announce the publication of Deconstructing Towers: The Story of Hydra Head Records. Forged from an uncompromising vision and bound only by handshakes, Hydra Head Records’ trailblazing, nuanced aesthetic redefined what was possible for an extreme music label. Founded by future Isis frontman and Neurosis guitarist/vocalist Aaron Turner, Hydra Head rose

Greetings,Decibel readers! It’s a great week for long-running, reliable practitioners, with the latest from thrash-metal royalty, death-doom aristocrats, retro-rock kings, and keepers of the atmospheric black metal flames! Check it out! — Anthrax – Cursum Perficio Anthrax has always been adept at taking their signature attitude and power fromSpreading the Disease andAmong the Living, breaking